Noob question: Does 3D modeling work in SL?

Not sure if this is the right place for my questions, if not, plz direct me to the right forum. Anyway, only 5 hours inwolrd, and I'm already considering to cancle my SWG acount!!! This thing ROCKS!!! Incredible crafting possibilities. And that's where my main question comes in:

Is it possible to model an item in for instance Lightwave, Maya, 3DS, etc. and then export the item to SL? Is it legale? And if so, which application is best suited?

Another thing. I'm planing to go for crafting/trading after a while. Can anyone recommend a suited area to buy my first land?

In advance, Thank You.

Nope, you only can use the inworld tools/prims.

Yo Cal, wazzup

Good to see you here after seeing you inworld.

Glad to hear you like SL so much. To answer your question simply, models and meshes and what-have-you-not from other programs are not supported in SL for import. You can upload BVH (Poser) animations, but that's about it. So, you'll have to practice building inworld at a sandbox or something. Once you get the hang of it though, you'll have great fun -- even if it is comparatively limited for a number of reasons. I wouldn't rule out future possibilities though.

I hope someone will have land recommendations for you. It helps to get to know more people and learn the layout of the land so you get a feel for things yourself. ^_^

Take care.

For prims.

As for animations, you can use poser. I recommend seeing the Knowledge Base - they have a poser FAQ.

As for textures, jpg, tga, and bmp can be uploaded, so you can use whatever 2-D editor you wish. I recommend using tga 32-bit for transparency, and jpg for just about anything else.

Thanks for the info guys, I'll look into it ASAP.